The Minister of Police Affairs, Dr. Muhammad Dingyadi, said the training was to help in broadening officers’ perspectives on innovative policing approaches ahead of the 2023 elections.
He spoke at the training with the theme ‘Psychological Development, Human Rights, the Rights of the Police and Conflict Management’ which was organised by the Nigeria Police Trust Fund in Abuja.
Represented by the Director, General Services, Mrs. Edenmaya Brayia the minister stated that there is a need to deepen the relationship between the police and citizens so as to harness human intelligence for crime control.
These were contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Head Press and Public Relations Unit, Bolaji Kazeem.
The statement partly read, “This, I believe, will immensely improve your knowledge, enhance your job performance, create an avenue for exchange of ideas, ensure your overall skills development and bring you up to date in modern policing techniques.
“I, therefore, have no doubt that at the end of this training, you will come out refreshed, reinvigorated, and adequately repositioned for more effective and efficient delivery of your very challenging task of securing the nation and most especially, well equipped to provide adequate security during the 2023 general elections.”
The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Police Trust Fund represented by the Director (Planning, Research, and Statistics), Muhammad Yahaya stated that the objectives of the police training are to enhance the operational police preparedness to effectively tackle security challenges in the country to secure the lives and properties of citizens.
